[PSY100H1] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (25 pages long)
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Psy100h1 - lecture 1 - some fundamental insights of psychology. Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom -victor frankl. Having the ability of free will power to choose. The great paradox : people are seen in both a deterministic and philosophical view. Humans have the capability to take reality and choose their own story. Understand human behaviour (having meaning to something will create a deep and fundamental insight, therefore making it permanent/long-term) vs extrinsic (superficial) Make money to buy more personal objects or due to poor background overcomes unworthiness feeling. Generally intrinsic motivation dominates extrinsic as extrinsic motivation burns out really quickly. Studying for a class that is interesting (i) si treated as a self-recharge whereas studying for a class without any interests will produce a quick burn-out to the brain therefore a lack of motivation to study.
